Out Now: Ugly Hedgehog by Benjamin Brake
Ugly Hedgehog is a folk-surreal journey through twenty-five prickly poems, exploring the tangled undergrowth of mental health. Brake weaves darkly comic observations with tender moments, taking readers on a path through depression, neglect, and dysmorphia—where a forest might morph into a supermarket and life feels like a darker version of Wind in the Willows.
Inspired by folklore and campfire horror stories, these poems offer warmth amidst the darkness, celebrating the quiet resilience that transforms us from within. Ugly Hedgehog is a love letter to illness and renewal, where hope flickers like firelight.
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